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Mountain Click Photo Comp

MOUNTAIN CLICK PHOTO COMP

Amateur and professional shutterbugs are welcome and the reward
is your photos featured in the November issue of Shutterbug
Magazine and cash prizes! All competitors receive credentials for
access not granted to the general public.

Sign up ends MONDAY June 13th at 12pm. Entries after this time
will not be accepted

Deadline to submit photos is Wednesday, June 15 by 5pm MST

MOUNTAIN CLICK | ANYTHING GOES

1st Place - $700 cash | 2nd Place - $500 cash | 3rd
Place - $300

WINNING PHOTOS WILL RECEIVE $$ AND WILL BE FEATURED
IN

Use any camera you like to capture and then submit a series of 3
images that represents your competitive gallery. Images should be
of different sports, but keep a consistent style, color, or mood
throughout your gallery. Images may not be composited in any way.
Basic tonal, contrast, and color adjustments are acceptable. Photos
will be judged as an overall gallery and not as individual photos.
Judges will be looking for:

GOPRO MOUNTAIN CLICK

Using a GOPRO camera capture and then submit a series of 3
images that represents your competitive gallery. Special attention
will be given to GoPro images that are shot in first person point
of view perspective instead of a 3rd person
perspective. Think unique and creative angles and good
moments.

Images may not be composited in any way. Basic tonal, contrast,
and color adjustments are acceptable. Photos will be judged as an
overall gallery and not as individual photos.

Judges will be looking for:

Creativity Using the GoPro Camera. Mounting, shooting modes and
style.

Diversity of Subject Matter. Images should be of different
sports or activities to represent the entirety of the Gopro
Mountain Games.

Uniqueness of Imagery. Images should have a unique perspective,
location or subject matter.

Captue the Moment. Each image should capture the moment. The
top of a jump, a smile, amazing crowd, a great splash, etc.

Natural Impact Full Editing Styles. We are not looking for over
processed super saturated HDR imagery.

BEST CLICK

$250 cash

NEW WAY TO WIN! This one takes the cake! This is identified as
of the best single image of the event. No special image submission
required to win this category. Any single image submitted as part
of any other comp (Main, GoPro, Honorable Mention) will be
qualified to win the Best Click image. This image will stand out
above the rest by conveying exceptional beauty, technical
proficiency, artistic vision, and a certain amount of luck.

ALL MOUNTAIN MENTIONS (6)

Competitors may also (or only) submit one photo into each of the
(6) All Mountain Honorary Mention categories below. GoPro and
non-GoPro photos welcome! Photos submitted for the MOUNTAIN CLICK
and GOPRO MOUNTAIN CLICK categories can ALSO be submitted to the
categories below, however, it will need to be indicated during the
submission process.

WINNING PHOTOS WILL RECEIVE $$$ AND A HOODOO 18 PACK FROM

Doggy Style:

The GoPro Mountain Games are full of cute dogs with plenty of
style. Old ones, young ones, big ones, small ones… we've got it
all. Click the best photo of the cutest dog to be crowned
champion.

Super Fan(s):

There are pumped up people all over Vail for the GoPro Mountain
Games. Find the super fans, capture the #fandamonium, best shot
takes the cake.

Sick Trick:

With 28 sports to choose from there will certainly be some sweet
tricks thrown down. Big or small, tricks are tricks and we count
them all. Best sick trick shot pays out cash.

Killer Kids:

Mountain MUD:

Mud is #AWESOME. Maybe the best shot for this one comes out of
the legendary Mud Run? We don't want to limit it that much because
who knows what mud athletes and spectators will find at the GoPro
Mountain Games. Best mud shot = MONEY.

Mountain MUSIC:

Turn up the volume and prepare to #ROCK. Best Music Shot takes
the podium.

NOTES:

Photos must be submitted by Wednesday, June 15 at 5pm MST

HOW TO ENTER:

All interested athletes can pre-register on the event
website register.mountaingames.com. Athletes may also
register on-site at the registration area. Organizers will not be
responsible for incomplete, lost, or misdirected registrations or
for registrations not received for any reason, including, without
limitation, failure or malfunction of any communications network or
equipment or computer software or hardware.

This is an individual competition, and all photographers must
check in at registration during the competition to sign their
liability release and receive their photo comp credential.

RULES

EQUIPMENT:
Photographers will be responsible for providing all equipment
needed to compete. All images in the GoPro Mountain Click category
MUST be captured on a GoPro camera.

COMPETITION:
1) Competition will begin at 9am (mst), Thursday, and end at 5pm
(mst), Sunday. Any photos taken before or after these times will
not be eligible and the photographers work will be
disqualified.

2) This is a unique event where there is not an official "start
line" but we know competitors will begin shooting at 9am on
Thursday. For this reason and not to limit competitors, ALL
photographers, even those pre-registered, must check-in at a Main
Registration at some time during the competition prior to 10am,
Sunday. This is to sign their liability waiver and receive their
photo comp credential. There will be no onsite registration for
Mountain Click competitors at the individual competitions.

3) Upon completion of the Mountain Games, photographers will
email their best image for each category in which they wish to
compete, for a maximum of five images total (photographers can
submit an additional photo in performance and vibe that was taken
on a GoPro camera). Images must be received in the Mountain Click
inbox no later than 5pm (mst) on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Email:
mountainclick@gmail.com.
Photos must be saved by CATEGORY'S CODE, FIRST INITIAL and LAST
NAME. Category Codes: Performance-P; Vibe-V; GoPro Moments-GM.
(Example for Zach Thompson's submittals: PZThompson, VZThompson,
GMZThompson.) Competitors not wishing to submit one image in
each category may submit multiple images in any category with a
maximum of three images total for the contest. If photographers
feel one image falls into multiple categories, they may submit the
same image in multiple categories by properly labeling the photo
files as indicated above. A completed judging sheet listing
competitors' final rank will be made available on www.mountaingames.com at the conclusion of the
Mountain Click competition.

4) Photographers work will be judged by a jury of sport and
photography professionals. (Learn more about the judges at www.mountaingames.com)
The following three categories will comprise the
competition: Mountain Click GoPro Mountain Click All Mountain Honorary Mentions (6)

All entries submitted to mountainclick@gmail.com
will be posted on the MG Flickr account. In an effort to encourage
that the images are of the highest integrity, no digital
manipulation - other than standard digital processing, color
adjustment, exposure and dust removal - will be allowed, (basic
"cleaning up.")
In our GoPro Mountain Click category only images captured on a
GoPro will be considered.

5) Photos should be taken with a digital camera. Recommended
minimum image size for competition is 10" or 3,000 pixels (on the
longest side) sRGB Jpeg at 300ppi (pixels per inch).

6) Photographers will not be given special treatment or access
to restricted areas throughout the venues. In order to submit
photos for judging, photographers must register, pick up their
registration packet, sign liability and receive their photo
competition credential. Mountain Click competitors may enter
certain shooting areas, but any competitor may be denied access at
any time, for any reason by a MG staff member or security
personnel. Per MG's permit usage agreement with the US Forest
Service, competitors wishing to photograph the Steep Creek
Championship will NOT be allowed special river bank access.

7) Any image not correctly prepared or suffering from image
degradation due to over-compensation or over saturation will be
rejected - be careful.

8) Copyright of photography entered in the competition will
remain the property of the photographer. Photographers will release
the rights of images entered in the competition to the Mountain
Games/Vail Valley Foundation to publish and promote MG and/or the
VVF. No third party issuance of the images will be granted by MG
without written approval by the photographer.

Additional Rules and Information

PHOTOGRAPHER ELIGIBILITY:
The competition is open to all interested photographers regardless
of state and/or country of residency. Competitors who are under the
age of 18 must register with a parent or legal guardian.
Photographers will be required to provide all their own equipment.
Furthermore, competitors must abide by all applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations during their participation in
the Mountain Games.

PARTICIPATION:
Competitors agree to be bound by these Official Rules and all
decisions of Organizers. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify
any persons found tampering with, or otherwise abusing any aspect
of the competition as solely determined by Organizers.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Organizers will appoint judges and the decision of those judges
will be final. There will be no review of scoring, even with the
presence of TV cameras. Disputes with Organizers and/or appointed
judges will result in disqualification.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS:
Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any competitor for any
reason, including, without limitation, acting in an unsafe,
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and/or with intent to
intimidate, threaten or harass, or harm another person. All
decisions with respect to the disqualification of an competitor
shall be made by Organizers and/or appointed judges. Failure to
comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may
result in an competitor's disqualification and the forfeiture of
his/her interest in any prize. Organizers reserve the right to
amend these Official Rules at any time in its sole discretion, and
competitors shall have no recourse for any such changes or for any
failure (whether inadvertent or otherwise) by Organizers to follow
the stated rules. In the event that the competition is canceled
prior to the completion of the final event, no prizes will be
awarded. If the Summer Mountain Game are cancelled prior to June 4,
2015 for any reason, competitors will be reimbursed only for
his/her entry fee. Competitors will not be otherwise compensated
for any costs or expenses associated with their participation in
the competition. No other refunds will be issued for any
reason.

ORGANIZERS:
The Mountain Games Mountain Click Photography Competition ("Photo
Comp") will be organized and produced by staff from the Vail Valley
Foundation "Organizers"). The decisions of Organizers regarding the
selection and elimination of competitors, the selection of
finalists and winners, and the production and administration of
related events, and all other aspects of the Photo Comp, shall be
final and binding in all respects. Organizers will not be
responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors
in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Photo
Comp.